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[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1495708696' post='3305996'] Now I'm looking forward to hearing about your favourite bass line ever on the General Discussion thread...I'm guessing it won't be the same as mine [/quote] Bwahahahah!!! Slow down mate, first we have to have a debate about which strings to use ...

Hmmmmm. I begin to wonder about your bass ... You mention that it is "a lovely violin bass copy" in your OP. Who is it actually by? There are some very well-made, high-class Hofner clones out there. Sad to relate, there's also some complete dogs.

[quote name='Al Krow' timestamp='1495707683' post='3305987'] Cab specifically matched to head. Leads set up and ready to go. Ease of use and portability. Smart / neat appearance on stage. Sometimes a lot better value than separates (I picked up a Mesa M6 combo new for less than the cost of the head by itself). I think that covers it? [/quote] In reply, I mix and match heads and cabs in a thoroughly casual fashion, never had a problem yet and it means I can be very flexible. Leads? You mean the speaker cable? So that's a single lead to be plugged in. A separate head and cab are far more portable than a combo. Appearance on stage? Who's looking? Value ... ah now, that's getting a bit subjective.

[quote name='markdavid' timestamp='1495702665' post='3305926'] ... we played a tune that featured a lot of the low G which is one of the more problematic notes. [/quote] ??? I've had any number of old shortscale Hofners (actually ... ahem ... over 25 of them) and I've never experienced intonation issues down by the nut! Normally the problems get progressively worse as you move up the neck. Is the G issue in any way worse or more noticeable than the F# or G#?

Never really understood this obsession with combos. I always use separates.

By headcount, or by volume? Bwahahahahaha!!!

I use a 60" chest to store some of my basses. Just saying ...

I never saw this back in 1989 ... just stumbled across it. http://youtu.be/1tsw3nKDlBE

And it needs a p/g in tort ...

[quote name='Hellzero' timestamp='1495535431' post='3304479'] I also think he knows nothing about Picasso as it's more Bauhaus minded, but I quite like it too... Fortunately for me, it's missing one string. ;-) [/quote] Picasso? Bauhaus? That's pure Piet Mondrian ...

Well worth 35 minutes of your time. http://youtu.be/_Q-scxybnp0 Yes, I know there's a special section for 'Recording'. I felt this deserved a wider audience.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1958-Fender-Precision-bass-/252938012728?hash=item3ae447c838:g:lckAAOSwhOVXdxQi In all fairness, the listing seems both honest and comprehensive - no one is trying to mislead anyone here. It's just that I struggle to think of this as a 1958 Fender Precision ...

[quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1495463073' post='3303910'] Looking back makes me realise how boring and stuffy the 2010s look is... whatever that is! [/quote] [URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Just%20Stuff/Music%20and%20Musicians/NakedGuitars.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Just%20Stuff/Music%20and%20Musicians/NakedGuitars.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Big, hard, shiny floor? Check. Conservatory-style roof made of hard, shiny glass? Check. Disco-ball from Hell suspended in front of the PA tops? Check. I really wouldn't want to play that place unless it was pretty full. The acoustics must be horrendous. Looks great, mind ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/b5e0afe7-e688-4456-a89d-b2945dd1ffe9?intc_type=singletheme&intc_location=bbcmusic&intc_campaign=bbcmusic&intc_linkname=article_4080sphotos_contentcard2 I rest my case.

Nope - although a duo that were on earlier had a pair of bongos ...

Would that be a Snapback, Paul? Bwahahahahaha!!!

I played bass last night at a low-volume open mic where the PA was a single Bose L1, operated by a guy who knows what he's doing. No bass rig was supplied. There were two small combos for the guitarists so all that went through the PA were the vocals. And my bass, a Takamine TB10. Played very quietly, the Bose L1 sounded fine. As soon as I started to push it the sound went horribly wrong, all farty and grim. My Fishman SA220 is WAY better than that.

Mick, if you do a try-out with Paul, just make sure he wears the hat, OK? The hat matters.

[quote name='markdavid' timestamp='1495444051' post='3303683'] 1. Why is the intonation on these type of bridges funky? I understand you cannot individually move saddles but as you can move the bridge this should not matter. [color=#0000ff]Actually you can move individual saddles - just remove the piece of fret wire (for, dear reader, that is what the saddle is) and place it in another slot. Trying to intonate four strings simultaneously by tapping the entire bridge to move it in fractions of a millimetre is pretty much a guarantee of "funky".[/color] 2. Why are the measurements for the position of the bridge so different, to illustrate what I mean by this a typical Fender bridge has the saddles maybe approx 1-1.5 cm from the ball ends of the strings, the violin bass often has the bridge (and corresponding saddles much further forward, surely the fact that the bridge is floating shouldn't really have much of an impact. [color=#0000ff]Not entirely sure this is relevant? Trying to picture what you mean, and failing. [/color] 3. The scale length thing confuses me, a violin bass has a 30" scale but surely the fact that the bridge is much further forward than say a Fender mustang (another 30" scale bass) means that the scale length is actually shorter than the 30" ??? [color=#0000ff]The scale length is actually 30.5" and the bridge should be no "further forward" than is required to meet that length.[/color] 4. String tension should be lower on a violin bass than most 30" scale basses as the speaking length of the string is shorter due to the bridge being further forward, am I correct in this assumption? [color=#0000ff]Not as far as I am aware, but someone who knows that they're talking about will be with you in a minute.[/color] 5. How far forward is the norm for the bridge on these basses? [color=#0000ff]Sufficient to give a 30.5" scale length.[/color] 6. What is the best way to intonate these basses? [color=#0000ff]If I say "trial and error" you may think I'm taking the piss, but actually I'm not.[/color] [/quote]

If it was just you (on the bass) we were talking about, then this would be easy. Take along a 4-string bass strung BEAD for the AC/DC songs. If you have to carry two guitarists with you, then best just walk on by and find some other material.

What happened to the old Rickenfaker thread?

Is it too late to point out that this is, in fact, a twin-blade razor? It's just that you use one blade at a time ...